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Classic Sci-Fi – Part II

Through the mid-70s (around ages seven to ten) I continued to catch re-runs of shows like Star Trek and Thunderbirds, and the ever present Doctor Who churned out its 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th seasons. Katy Manning was replaced by Elisabeth Sladen (aka Sarah Jane Smith) and Jon Pertwee by the excessively scarfed Tom Baker.

Alongside these shows new blood sprung up in the form of Arthur of the Britons, The Tomorrow People, The Planet of the Apes TV series, The Six Million Dollar Man and, one of my favourites of the time, Space 1999.

Ah, Space 1999! I had all the annuals and a toy Eagle transporter, and I recall many happy Junior school lunch hours spent with my classmates acting out the new adventures of Moonbase Alpha.

I was always Alan Carter (played by Nick Tate in the TV show and me in the playground)

Dr Who: Season 11 (1974) ~ 26 Episodes incl. The Time Warrior (4), Invasion of the Dinosaurs (6), Death to the Daleks (4), The Monster of Peladon (6), Planet of the Spiders (6) with Jon Pertwee & Elisabeth Sladen;